Interchangeable wall counter



P. H. MEYER INTERCHANGEABLE WALL COUNTER July 14, 1936.

Filed Sept. 15, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNE P. H, MEYERINTERCHANGEABLE WALL COUNTER Filed Sept. 15, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 July14, 1936.

INVENTOR P/ERRE MEYER ATTORNE Patented July 14, 1936 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

play of the merchandise; a further object being to 7 provide means forsub-dividing the shelves into separate compartments and to adjust thesize of the compartments; and with these and. other objects in view theinvention consists in a unit of the class and for thepurpose specifiedwhich is simple in construction, efficient in use; and which isconstructed-as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which:-

Fig. 1 is a front view of a unit made according to my invention withpart .of the construction broken away.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the structure shown in Fig. 1. r

Fig. 3 is a partial section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a partial section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; and,

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail view on the lin 5-5 of Fig. 1.

In carrying my invention into effect, 1 construct the wall counter andshelving unit in one .or more sections, and for the purpose ofillustration I have shown the unit, in Fig. 1 of the drawings, ascomposed of two sections. The unit disclosed is composed of a frameconsisting of three' upon which is formed a bottom wall or shelf l2having a front finishing strip I3. Above the members II are otherforwardly directed. members I4 which are also secured to the standards[0, Ilia, and lb, and these members form supports for a counter board orplatform 15 which is bordered by finishingor facing strips, I6, at thefront and ends thereof, and the upper edges of which project beyond theupper surface of the counter board l5 to form retainingflanges forholding articles against displacement from the 1 counter. The members I4are also braced by short uprights 1 ll which are secured to the membersII and arranged in alinement with the standards of the unit. Cleats l8are secured to'the uprights 15 H and standards I'll, la, and I0!) tosupport shelves I9 under the counter l5 upon-which articles or packagesmay be stored,rthe bottom wa I2 also serving for the same purpose..

I At..the back of the counter l5 and secured to the face of thestandardsllll, Illa, and IObis a facing board or strip 20, which forms aback wall to the counter and on top of this strip and supported oncleats 2| are narrow shelf boards 22, the position of which is fixed.

Secured to the upper portions of the standards It), Illa, and lb aresupplemental strips 23, the lower ends of which are beveled as indicatedat 23a, and these strips in conjunction with the standards themselvesform relatively wide shelf supporting portions 24 at the upper ends ofthe standards. The outer shelf supporting portions of the unit areprovided on their inner surfaces with a pair of apertured strips 25 andsimilar pairs of strips 25 are disposed on both side sur- 35 faces ofthe central shelf supporting portions. Sheet metal supporting brackets26 are detachably coupled with the strips 25 to provide an adjustablemounting of shelf boards 21 vertically in the shelf sections.

In the construction shown in Fig. 1, three of the boards 21 are disposedin a horizontal position at the right of said figure and two at the leftof said figure; and below the bottom board 21, at the left in Fig. 1, Ihave shown an inclined 4,5 shelf construction 28 including angular endpieces 29 for supporting the shelf in inclined position. The lower edgeof the shelf 28 includes a channeled finishing strip 30, the channelbeing directed outwardly to form a mounting for price tickets or cards,a spacing strip 30a being included in back of the strip 30 to form agroove 3| between the upper end of the strip 3|] and the lower edge ofthe shelf 28, in which groove, a glass or other panel 32 is mounted toform a stop wall for supporting articles against displacement from theshelf 28. The shelf 28 also includes a longitudinal perforated strip250, similar to the strip 25 and countersunk in the surface of theshelf, and U- shaped partition supporting clips 33 are detachably andadjustably coupled with the strip 25a to support partition walls 34 atdifferent positions longitudinally of the shelf 28, as is indicated inFig. 1 of the drawings and shown in detail in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

In this connection, it will be understood that all of the shelvesemployed may be of the inclined type, or all of the horizontal type, ora combination of the two types may be employed-thus providing differentand varied types of display in the complete counter shelf unit. It ispreferred that the upper end of the complete unit be finished off by amolding or other strip 35 to give a neat and finished appearance to thetop of the complete unit.

I may also employ article displaying panels 36 on the front'edges of themembers 23, the panels on the end members being approximately onehalfthe width of the central panels 36. These panels provide means forsupporting articles at the front of the shelf portion of the completeunit and also cover up the ends of the shelves or the shelf brackets 26on the standards. The panels 36 are detachably supported on pins orhooks as indicated at 36a in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

Stop strips 31 are also employed at the rear edges of the standards [0,10a and lob to limit inward movement of the shelves, and while in theconstruction shown the rear of the unit is left open so that the Wall orother surface may form a backing therefor, it will be understood that aback wall or closure may be provided of any desired basing material,especially if the counter construction is arranged on the middle of thefloor, and in some cases where two units may be arranged back to back.

With a. shelving unit of the class described, articles of merchandise ofvarious kinds and classes may be placed in visible display and in anaccept able manner, thus materially aiding sales, as will be apparent.By constructing counter shelf units from standardized parts of the kinddesignated, units of this type may be erected or manufactured and soldat a very nominal cost. A unit of the class described will afford to thestore owner or merchant a means of displaying relatively large 1 volumeof merchandise in a minimum amount of space.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is, 1

A counter shelf unit comprising a frame having widely spaced backstandards, each consisting of an elongated board of predetermined widthand thickness throughout its length and of a length equal to the heightof the resulting unit 2 to be formed, a forwardly directed counterarranged centrally of the unit and attached to and extending betweensaid standards, other short boards equal in width and thickness to theboards of said standards arranged upon and in aline- 25 ment with andsecured to the front surface of the upper end portions of the standardsto form in conjunction therewith relatively wide shelf supportingportions, said shelf supporting portions being arranged above and inspaced relation to 3 the counter, shelf supporting means arrangedvertically on adjacent surfaces of said shelf supporting portionswhereby shelves may be adjustably supported vertically thereon, a narrowstationary shelf arranged horizontally above the counter and 3 betweensaid standards, and a vertical facing panel extending from saidstationary shelf to the upper surface of the counter to form'a back Wallfor the counter.

PIERRE H. MEYER.

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